Books published by Taylor & Francis Ltd

Science can answer any question we choose to put to it, even the most fundamental about ourselves, our behaviour, and our cultures. The author here, puts forth her corrective view that without poetry or literature, or music, or history, or even theology we cannot hope to understand our humanity.

This popular text provides an in-depth introduction to debates within post-colonial theory and criticism. The readings are drawn from a diverse selection of thinkers both historical and contemporary.

This work examines the therapeutic significance of posture, movements, and bodily experience for the psychotherapy patient. The author then provides a framework for incorporating these physical expressions of personhood into a therapeutic framework using an experiential Gestalt approach.

To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers.

The work of archaeologists is central to our understanding of Mesopoptamia's past: this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the C19th to the present day.

This is a reissue of an influential work with acute observations on the English urban landscape. "Townscape" is the art of giving visual coherence and organization to the jumble of buildings, streets and space that make up the urban environment.

This classic work by D.T. Suzuki, the man who brought Zen Buddhism to the west, is a book that challenges and inspires; it will benefit readers of all persuasions who seek to understand something of the nature of spiritual life.

How can we be genuinely frightened of vampires, though we know they don't exist? How is it that people find pleasure in being scared out of their wits? Carroll presents the first philosophical and aesthetic analysis of the horror genre.

This comprehensively revised, illustrated edition discusses recent performance work and takes into consideration changes that have taken place in the study of performance since the book's original publication in 1996.

Possibly one off the most significant yet most overlooked works of the twentieth century, it was The Order of Things that established Foucault's reputation as an intellectual giant.

A collection of hypnotherapy scripts that Hunter, a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, has used and refined during her 25 years of practice. Provides scripts for problems in the workplace, pain relief, psychosomatic disorders, fears and phobias, self-discovery, asthma, and sexual

This is a practical book aimed at professional managers and engineers in all industries where the risks of accidents are real, and the costs massive, for example transportation, nuclear, chemical and oil extraction. The text aims to show how these challenges can be met and risks minimized.

This book addresses key issues in child neuropsychology, with particular relevance for clinical practice.

Numerous case examples illustrate clinical techniques created by the authors to work in synchrony with their development model. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

This is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humour and about what it is to be human. It will fascinate and intrigue anyone with a sense of humour, which hopefully is all of us.

This volume explores why natural places such as caves, mountains, and rivers assumed a sacred character in European prehistory, and how the evidence for this can be analyzed in the field. The discussion is illustrated through a wide range of European examples, and three extended case studies.

This captivating book explores Antonino Ferro's conception of the way the mind works, his interpretation of the analytic understanding of psychopathology, his reconceptualization of the therapeutic process, and implications for analytic technique.

Based on extensive research, 'The Tidal Model' charts the development of this model of care, outlining its theoretical basis and including clinical examples to show the benefits of encouraging the client's greater involvement in their treatment.

This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of sport. It combines activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and further activity suggestions.

Understanding Media: the most important book ever written on communication. Ignore its message at your peril.

One of the most famous and controversial works by possibly the highest profile historians of the twentieth century.

Addressing economics, fascism, history, socialism and the Holocaust, Hayek unwraps the trappings of socialist ideology. The Road to Serfdom remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought.

Offers therapists a methodology for assisting people in rediscovering their ability to maintain genuine, contactful relationships and thus, better psychological health.

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and published in two volumes in 1945, "The Open Society and its Enemies" was hailed by Bertrand Russell as a "vigorous and profound defence of democracy".

This is a reference guide to the most important aspects of the language as it is used by native speakers today.

This is the authoritative reference on samurai life and warfare published outside of Japan.

Jacques Lacan's writings, and the seminars for which he has become famous, offer a radical reappraisal of the work of Freud. Focusing on psychological concepts developed by Freud, Lacan argues for a structural affinity between psychoanalysis and language, discusses the relation of psychoanalysis to religion, and reveals his particular stance on a number of related topics.

Robert De Board's engaging account of Toad's experience of counselling will capture the imagination of the growing readership of people who are interested in counselling and the counselling process.